Settled, side by side
Comparisons
- White Dove vs Swiss CoffeeWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Swiss Coffee (LRV 81.91): which is warmer, which is brighter, and which designers reach for, with both shown in real rooms.
- White Dove vs Chantilly LaceWhite Dove (LRV 83.16) vs Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04): Benjamin Moore's soft warm white against its cleanest white, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
- Pure White vs Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84) vs Extra White (LRV 86): which is warmer, which reads icy in north light, and which designers prefer for walls and trim.
- Chantilly Lace vs Pure WhiteBenjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.04) vs Sherwin-Williams Pure White (LRV 84): crisp vs softly warm, compared by designers and shown in real rooms.
Sandbank
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6052
Hushed Auburn
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9080
40.22
LRV
26.38
Sandbank is 13.8 points lighter
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Hex
#A8857A
195 · 164 · 151
RGB
168 · 133 · 122
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm pinkish beige
Undertone
Dusky clay pink with red undertones
Red
Family
Red
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Sherwin-Williams
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSandbank is the lighter of the two at LRV 40.22, 13.8 points above Hushed Auburn at LRV 26.38. Both read warm. Both belong to the red family. For a whole room, Sandbank is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Hushed Auburn is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSandbank SW 6052 is a warm pink-beige in Sherwin-Williams' red family, with an LRV of 40.22.
Hushed Auburn SW 9080 is a muted red-family colour from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of 26.38. Livingetc describes it as a dusky pink with red undertones that behaves like a clay-like neutral.